The Nationals shortstop has been carrying the offense for much of the season, but is 2/28 in his last seven games. That means the Nats are relying on some of the guys who have been letting them ...

Nationals finally move on firing Mike Rizzo, Dave Martinez. Good luck with that. Story by. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY. July 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM UTC ...

Mike Rizzo, a former Nationals executive, offered to buy fans' drinks before this year's Home Run Derby, adding he had "no ...

Nov 2, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo holds the Commissioners Trophy before the start of the World Series championship parade in downtown Washington, DC.

The Nationals hired Martinez before the 2018 season, leading them to an 82-win season in his first year. Then, he reached the mountaintop, winning the franchise’s first World Series in 2019.

Passan: Nats' struggles led to Martinez, Rizzo firings (1:26) Jeff Passan and Xavier Scruggs react to the Nationals firing GM Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez.

MLB insider gives his take on possible reason behind Nationals' firing manager Dave Martinez. By Krutik Jain. Published Jul 07, 2025 04:18 GMT. Follow Us. Share. 0 Discuss. Follow Us.

The Nationals’ failures in player development, as well as in amateur and international scouting, go back more than a decade. Rizzo made changes to scouting and player development at the end of 2023.

In 2024, the Nationals were in bad company with the Chicago White Sox at the bottom of the league in home runs. Washington just narrowly edged out arguably the worst team of all-time in this ...

The timing was particularly shocking for Rizzo, as the Nationals are set to make the first overall pick in the 2025 MLB draft in less than a week. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

Cue six years of nondescript misery, best evidenced by the number of days spent over .500: 2020: 0. 2021: 4, the last on June 30. 2022: 0. 2023: 0. 2024: 2, the last on May 10.